Pebble, following news of an acquisition by Fitbit, said it was cutting all manufacturing of smartwatches and issuing refunds to Kickstarter backers. It seemed pretty plausible that Fitbit was taking over and shaking its hands clean of Pebble’s hardware entirely. After all, the company said it’s dropping product support for all models. Now Pebble says it can promise your Pebble...
Pebble confirmed this morning that it’s joining Fitbit and stopping manufacturing. This is a big deal, because it means folks who backed the latest Pebble Time 2, Pebble 2, the Core and other products will not receive their products. Yep, instead, you’ll be getting a refund. It’s a pretty crappy way for Pebble to exit the market, specifically because it built up trust with consumers...
Fitbit is reportedly in the process of acquiring Pebble, according to The Information. A second report from TechCrunch suggested Fitbit is willing to pay between $34 million and $40 million for the smartwatch maker. That’s a far cry from a $740 million bid that watchmaker Citizen reportedly made for Pebble just last year. Fitbit shouldn’t waste its money. A source speaking to ...
Pebble introduced two new smartwatches — the Pebble 2 and Pebble Time 2 — and a separate fitness tracker/music player on Tuesday. I was tempted to back the devices on Kickstarter, but, looking back on my purchase of the Pebble Time last year, decided to sit this one out. Sorry, Pebble. The problem is, while the devices are all attractive, have a large developer following and budget-...
Late last year, Pebble finally introduced a health-tracking system known as Pebble Health, adding native step counting and sleep tracking to the company’s lineup of wearables. Now, Pebble is making this information easier to digest in an update that provides an overview of activity in a dedicated health tab. Detailed by Pebble on Tuesday, the new features arrive as part of the company’...
Smartwatches aren’t just convenient for their ability to show you messages at-a-glance. They’re popular because they provide health tracking functionality, keeping tabs on steps and distance traveled. Pebble has already put an emphasis on activity tracking in the past, but a new update is making this technology even smarter. As part of firmware 3.9, developers can now integrate Pebble...
When smartwatches were only a dream, Pebble came out of nowhere to introduce a watch that actually had a brain. And for the past few years, Pebble has quietly been the most well-rounded wearable company out there, offering a strong lineup of devices that gives users exactly what they want: that is to say, smartwatches that feed users notifications. The Pebble Time, the company's newest...
Pebble Time units are shipping out to early backers of the new smartwatch now. My unit is set to arrive sometime this afternoon, and right at the very last minute, Pebble announced that Apple has approved the Pebble Time Watch for iPhone app. We were worried for a moment there. Apple hadn’t approved the app and Pebble had resulted to asking for users to reach out to Apple on social...
The Pebble Time just started shipping to its first Kickstarter backers, and iFixit already has a full teardown for the new smartwatch. It turns out Pebble’s latest wearable may just be the most repairable ever, scoring an impressive 9 out of 10. The only issue you’ll face when dissembling the Pebble Time is the adhesive holding the front glass in place. You need to heat it up before...
It helps that Pebble entered the smartwatch game sooner than its competitors, which now number in the dozens. OEMs all over the world are building Android Wear devices, Samsung has a family of its own Tizen-powered smartwatches, and the Apple Watch is just over the horizon. But Pebble seems to understand one thing more than any of these smartwatch makers, do: Battery life matters to...